llënjëz

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *slinjā, cognate to Latvian sliẽnas (saliva, mucus, slime), Proto-Slavic *slina (saliva).[1]

Noun

llënjëz f

  1. mud, silt

Declension

Declension of llënjëz
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative llënjëz llënjëza llënjëza llënjëzat
accusative llënjëzën
dative llënjëze llënjëzës llënjëzave llënjëzave
ablative llënjëzash

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “llënjëz”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 238

Further reading

  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “llënjëz”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1]
  • llënjëz”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026